Golden times for the Romanian sports Momente de aur pentru sportul romanesc

David Popovici, golden Romanian swimmer photo: courtesy of http://www.gsp.ro

In June 2022, the name David Popovici reached me for the first time, on the occasion of the Fina World Championship in Budapest. This is a new successful situation, in recent years, with a Romanian athlete obtaining medals in swimming. My joy was immense and it is still supported by the beautiful results of the same swimmer at the European Aquatics 2022 in Rome. At the young age of 17, becoming a world champion seems like an impossible dream to achieve. At this age, many of us don’t even know what path we will follow in life, we are in school and dreaming of true love. What I can conclude is that this David has definitely found his way and maybe water is his true love. But his destiny is just beginning and I am sure that David Popovici’s talent, motivation, education and youth will be clear assets for future medals or personal successes. David is already an inspiration for us and for many other Romanians. Well done David !!

Now it’s Simona’s turn. I discovered Simona in 2014, when I was on vacation in Bulgaria. I was also with a tennis racket in my luggage, but I still didn’t know anything about this wonderful and very serious girl, completely in love with tennis. She had her first big victory at the international level in June 2014 and then, year after year, various other victories followed, smaller or bigger, but each one I believe – with its unique importance and unrepeatable memories for Simona Halep herself. I was very happy when Simona won the Toronto Tennis Championship earlier, this year. I like her a lot, not only as an athlete but also as a person. Unfortunately, now she has some problems due to this suspension, but I am sure that Simona Halep did not do anything intentionally, already having a world-renowned ethical character. This medicine can cause “stroke or sudden death from myocardial infarction”, confirmed by several medical specialists; she would have never risked her health this way. I hope that her talent and character will continue to support her, in order to prove her innocence; Simona is a talented Romanian tennis player and she’s always proving her fair-play.

Simona Halep wins the Toronto tennis tournament photo: courtesy of http://www.gsp.ro

Another wonderful surprise is the Romanian champion, Ionela Cozmiuc, an amazing winner in the Czech Women’s Rowing Championship 2022. The rower Ionela Livia Cozmiuc won the gold medal in the singles event, the lightweight category this year in the Czech Republic. Ionela has also won other medals in the recent years and is currently preparing for future competitions. This year’s successes have confirmed the talent and discipline with which the Romanian rower has been always preparing, for sport events in Romania and beyond the borders. Ionela Livia will surely bring new medals and I hope that she will also have personal reasons for joy.

photo: courtesy of http://www.prosport.ro

In iunie 2022, numele David Popovici a devenit cunoscut, cu ocazia Campionatului Fina World Championship de la Budapesta. Este o noua reusita, in ultimii ani cand avem un sportiv roman obtinand medalii la inot. Bucuria ma a fost imensa si este sustinuta in continuare de rezultatele frumoase ale aceluiasi inotator la European Aquatics 2022 de la Roma. La o varsta frageda de 17 ani, a deveni campion mondial pare un vis imposibil de atins. La aceasta varsta multi nici nu stim ce cale vom urma in viata, suntem pe bancile scolii si visam la dragostea adevarata. Ce pot sa concluzionez este ca acest David si-a gasit in mod sigur Calea si poate apa este dragostea lui adevarata. Insa destinul lui abia incepe si sunt sigura ca talentul, motivatia, educatia si tineretea lui David Popovici vor fi atuuri clare pentru viitoare medalii sau succese personale…. David este deja o inspiratie pentru noi si pentru multi alti romani. Bravo David!!

Acum vine randul Simonei. Pe Simona am descoperit-o in anul 2014, cand eram in vacanta in Bulgaria. Eram si eu cu racheta de tenis in bagaj insa nu stiam inca nimic de aceasta fata indragostita de tenis, minunata si foarte serioasa. A avut prima mare victorie la nivel international in iunie 2014 si apoi au urmat, an de an, diverse alte victorii, mai mici sau mari insa fiecare cred – cu importanta ei unica si amintirile irepetabile pentru Simona Halep insasi. M-am bucurat mult cand Simona a castigat Campionatul de Tenis de la Toronto. Imi place mult de ea, nu doar ca sportiva dar si ca persoana.

Din pacate acum are ceva probleme datorate acestei suspendari, insa sunt sigura ca Simona Halep nu a facut nimic in mod voit, avand deja un caracter etic de renume mondial. Acest medicament poate provoca „AVC sau moarte subită prin infarct miocardic”, aspect confirmat de mai multi medici specialisti. Sper ca talentul si caracterul ei sa o sustina in continuare pentru a-si demonstra nevinovatia; Simona este o jucatoare de tenis romanca talentata si fair-play., in opinia mea.

O alta surpriza minunata a fost campioana romanca, Ionela Cozmiuc, de la campionatul de Canotaj femei din Cehia 2022. Canotoarea Ionela Livia Cozmiuc a castigat medalia de aur la proba de simplu, categoria usoara in acest an in Cehia. Ionela a mai obtinut si alte medalii iar in curand va pleca in cantonament, in Italia. Succesele din acest an au confirmat talentul si disciplina cu care canotoarea s-a pregatit in ultimii ani, in Romania si nu numai. Cu siguranta Ionela Livia va aduce noi medalii si, sper ca va avea si bucurii in plan personal.

Simona Halep victorious in Prague Simona Halep campioana la Open-ul Praga 2020

Simona in Austr

 

After a few months break, Simona returns to the field; moreover, her return is already a beautiful victory at the  Prague Open 2020 tournament, on Sunday, 16th August. After an interesting meeting during the championship with her co-national, Irina Begu, Simona continued her way to the final. 

In the final match she met the player Elise Mertens with whom he played two sets; after a more hesitant start, Simona recovered and began to impose herself easily, earning points and approaching a possible victory for which she then fought until victory. Although occupying the 23rd place in the world, the player temporarily put her in trouble, but the Romanian managed to find solutions that would put her in an advantage, casting in two sets (6-2, 7-5).

For Simona, this title with no. 21 is second in a row, after the winter victory in Dubai; it is also the first slag championship won after the one at Roland Garros in 2018.

For this success, our player receives 280 points in the WTA rankings and adds a new star in the album of her tennis victories. We hope to remain as healthy as before and to represent Romania always strong and talented, as before.

Dupa o pauza de cateva luni, Simona revine pe teren; mai mult decat atat, revenirea ei se leaga de o frumoasa victorie la turneul Open Praga 2020, duminica 16 august. Dupa o intalnire in cadrul campionatului interesanta cu Irina Begu, Simona si-a continuat drumul spre finala.   

In meciul din finala a intalnit-o pe jucatoarea Elise Mertens cu care a jucat doua seturi; dupa un inceput mai ezitant, Simona si-a revenit si a inceput sa se impuna usor usor, castigand puncte si apropiindu-se de o posibila victorie pentru care a luptat apoi pana la victorie. Desi ocupand locul 23 mondial, jucatoarea i-a pus temporar probleme insa romanca a reusit sa gaseasca solutii care sa o puna in avantaj, castingand in doua seturi (6-2, 7-5). 

Pentru Simona, acest titlu cu nr. 21 este al doilea la rand, dupa victoria din iarna de la Dubai; este si primul campionat pe zgura castigat dupa cel de la Roland Garros din 2018.

Pentru aceasta reusita, jucatoarea noastra primeste 280 de puncte in clasamentul WTA si adauga o noua stea in albumul victoriilor ei in tenis. Speram sa ramana la fel de sanatoasa ca pana acum si sa reprezinte Romania mereu in forta si cu talent, ca pana acum.  

Photo: Courtesy of https://simonahalep.com    Poza – sursa: http://www.simonahalep.com

Simona brings the Wimbledon trophy home!

Simo wins the Wi

Woow!! How much joy this tennis match brought to my heart…and even now, some time after, I still smile like a fool here and there remembering bits of that day, the 13th July 2019.
Princely public Wi 2019
After an amazing 2018, with a great peak in June when Simona Halep won the Roland Garros title for the first time nobody was expecting still something so wonderful  to come also this year. More than that, the statistics of her tennis matches with Serena Williams was not in her advantage. And still, the magic still came for her and for all of us who support her along the year. 
Simo & Serena prices Wi 2019
I was hoping actually for this result though I had a few fears…In a perfect shape, our player needed almost one hour to finish the match and win the Wimbledon trophy, with the score 6-2, 6-2.  It was difficult for Serena Williams keep up with our Romanian player’s amazing rhythm. 
Simo in balc
After an extraordinary 2018 when she got her first big title, winning the Roland Garros title in June, 2019 has brought Simona, after many hours of training and work, the 2nd big title, at Wimbledon, in the princely shade of the Duchess of Cambridge’s clapping.
Simo 1 trophy
Thank you again Simona for this joy, for this beautiful match and for the first Wimbledon trophy ever won by a Romanian player !
For the tennis crazy fans, you can find here much more info, photos and nice stories of the 2019 edition:

Tennis beauty and success in Fedcup for the Romanian girls!

 

And they did it again!!! Our amazing tennis girls under the winning charm of Simona Halep have managed to defeat a strong Czech tennis team, making a whole country and all the Romanians everywhere extra-happy! I could not even see the matches as nobody seems interested in offering the tennis fans such matches (no tv channel, no online website…) which made me feel dissapointed whereas for football everyone is broadcasting every stupid match everywhere….  Even in these hard conditions 🙂 my heart kept on beating for these girls and their whole effort & work have given them this amazing result! Let’s not forget that the Czech Republic has been the winner of the past six editions of the Fed Cup. 

Simona was in her usual good shape and together with the other players they re-created a golden Romanian team; I thus congratulate all of them Monica N, Irina-Camelia B, Mihaela B & the lady-bug of the team, Simona H for this excellent result and for their entire work during this Fed Cup winter matches, capitalised on the 10th of February with the final result of their encounter with the Czech tennis team.

 

Victorie Ro Fed Cup Febr 2019 cu echipa Cehiei fete
Photo: courtesy of http://www.fedcup.com

 

The team spirit of the girls and a bit of Romanian magic was the plus they needed against a difficult team; I am proud of them and also try to keep tennis in my life and play as often as I have the chance. Well done, girls and keep up this energy for the whole year!

 

Simona Halep conquers Roland Garros!

It has finally happened! A Romanian player has won the Roland Garros tennis tournament and….it had to be Simona, of course! She deserves these magic moments, she has worked a lot for this and we, Romanians, are also celebrating this amazing victory with her, today and this whole year while she has this title.

After defeating A. Kerber and G Muguruza in the previous matches, showing a great condition, Simona has met today a new entry in the top ladies of the world tennis – Sloane Stephens. Never underestimating her opponents, she prepared and had a lot of work to manage finally to get and enjoy the most beautiful victory of her life, the dream she has had for 12 years. The moment was magical and all the Romanians in Paris and everywhere prayed for her to win and supported her all along the match.

After 40 years, as in 1978 another Romanian player Virginia Ruzici won the same cup, the Roland Garros cup for ladies comes back to Romania, to Constanta. I would say that the French reporters on tv were right – Constanta has moved to Paris! And, yes, the Roland Garros trophy has moved to Romania, a very happy Romania!  

  THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING VICTORY, SIMONA!

 

 

 

Cred ca pentru vorbitorii de limba romana nu mai este nevoie de cuvinte…toti o stim pe Simona, toti visam de mult timp la aceasta zi. Azi am mers la biserica mea din cartier si m-am rugat pentru Simona si pentru victoria ei. Am simit ca are nevoie de putin ajutor divin, de putina forta magica…pentru a atinge racheta si mingea astfel incat sa castige. Bucuria ei este si bucuria mea, oriunde m-as afla in aceasta lume. Suntem din aceeasi tara si nu am vreun merit in victoria ei insa in mod virtual o imbratisez ca pe o veche prietena si ii multumesc pentru fericirea pe care mi-a oferit-o astazi, 9 iunie 2018. Sunt momente unice si am vrea sa dureze vesnic insa titlul il pastreaza doar pentru un an, insa un an minunat in care are voie sa mai faca pauze, sa faca plaja la Barcelona sau sa iasa cu prietenii ei din Constanta si sa nu uite niciodata acest moment magic. Azi si pentru un an este romanca cea mai iubita de la noi, nu e asa? 

MULTUMIM SIMONA PENTRU ACEASTA VICTORIE SI FELICITARI !!!!!!

Well done, Simona! Bravo Simona!

Tennis China Open tournament

foto: EPA

 

Simona Halep 1trandaf globalsports.ro

foto: globalsports.ro

   Din nou vesti bune pentru tenisul romanesc:  Simona Halep a devenit pe 7 octombrie a.c. nr. 1 mondial datorita prestatiei din turneul de tenis China Open, din Beijing. 

De asemenea, dupa ce am asteptat atat timp, m-am putut bucura in sfarsit si pentru faptul ca Simona Halep a reusit sa o infranga pe Maria Sharapova pentru prima oara in cariera, o victorie meritata pe deplin, cu scorul de 6-2, 6-2.

In urma meciului castigat in semifinale cu Jelena Ostrapenko (Letonia), Simona a ajuns nr.1 mondial, o performanta unica pentru tenisul romanesc. Iata ce a declarat la sfarsitul acestui meci: ‘ Cuvintele nu pot descrie ce simt acum. Este uimitor că sunt numărul 1 mondial. Mulțumesc fanilor pentru sprijin. Am făcut meciuri extraordinare. Mulțumesc, China!” .

De asemenea, dintre multele mesaje de felicitari primite, Simona a destainuit ca cel mai frumos mesaj l-a primit de la jucatoarea americana Serena Williams, careia i-a multumit imediat pentru frumoasele urari.

Sper ca Simona Halep sa ramana in continuare in topul jucatoarelor de tenis din lume si sa ne dea constant motive de bucurie ca suntem romani, bucurandu-ne alaturi de ea. BRAVO SIMONA!

Again great news for the Romanian tennis: Simona Halep has become on the 7th October the no. 1 tennis player in the world, due to her results in the China Open Tennis tournament in Beijing.

Also,  after I have waited for so long, I could finally enjoy the moment when she managed to defeat Maria Sharapova (Russia), for the first time in her career, with a beautiful victory and the score 6-2, 6-2, at the same tournament. 

After the match she won in the semifinals against Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia), Simona becomes the world no. 1, a unique performance for the Romanian tennis. Here is what she said after this match: ‘No words can describe what I feel now. It is amazing that I have become the world no. 1. I thank all my fans for their support. I have managed to play some incredible matches. Thank you, China!’   

Also, out of all the congratulating messages she has received, she has confessed that the nicest message is the one received from another famous tennis player from the US, Serena Williams, to whom she immediately thanked for the nice wishes.

I truly hope that Simona Halep continues to stay in the top of the world best tennis players and manages to give us constantly many reasons of joy that we are Romanians, being happy by her side.

WELL DONE, SIMONA!

 

 

 

 

European Table Tennis victory for Romania in 2017! Victorie pentru Romania in Campionatul European de Tenis de Masa 2017!

echipa ro ping-p medalii aur camp 2017 Lu

After several years of efforts and four consecutive finals,  Romania has finally built up the magic and won the 2017 ITTF European Table Tennis championship in Luxembourg city, on Sunday, 17th of September.

Reuniting five amazing girls, Eliza Samara, Daniela Dodean, Bernadette Szocs, Adina Diaconu and Irina Ciobanu, their coach Viorel Filimon encouraged them to play ‘one for all and all for one’ and never stop believing in their chance.  The coach has confessed for the press, by saying: ‘ I have waited 12 years for this gold. Finally we have reached it. We did not have any special preparation; our main weapon was the great quality of each player.’

After Monica Niculescu’s victory at the BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open in 2016, the Romanian Ping-Pong team continues with another victory, strengthening the positive energies for Romanian players in Luxembourg.     Congratulations to the girls and the best of luck for the rest of 2017!                    Photo: www.crisana.ro

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Dupa mai multi ani de antrenamente si patru finale consecutive, Romania a atras toate energiile magice  si a castigat Campionatul de Tenis de Masa European ITTF 2017 in Luxembourg city, duminica, pe 17 septembrie.

Asociind cinci fete fantastice, Eliza Samara, Daniela Dodean, Bernadette Szocs, Adina Diaconu si Irina Ciobanu, antrenorul Viorel Filimon le-a incurajat constant sa joace ‘una pentru toate si toate pentru una’, precum faimosii muschetari si sa creada in fiecare clipa in sansele lor. Antrenorul a marturisit presei: ‘ Am asteptat 12 ani aceste medalii de aur. Acum am reusit in sfarsit. Nu am avut un antrenament special; atu-ul nostru a fost calitatea extraordinara a fiecarei jucatoare.’

Dupa Monica Niculescu, care a castigat turneul de tenis BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open in 2016, a venit randul echipei de Ping-Pong a Romaniei sa adauge o noua victorie, accentuand energiile pozitive existente pentru sportivii romani in Luxemburg. Felicitari fetelor si mult succes pentru restul anului 2017!                               Poza:  www.crisana.ro

Simona Halep wins the Madrid tennis tournament

With an amazing force and magic, Simona Halep wins the Madrid tennis competition today! She has had a lot of Romanians supporting her and she has received the price from Nadia Comaneci, the famous Romanian gymnast. After three difficult sets, she has finally managed to defeat strong Cibulkova, who was also in a good shape.

We all love you and thank you for the amazing joy you bring us with every victory!  Good luck with all your future matches in 2017!

 

Simona H Madrid 2017

photo from http://www.nytimes.com

Felicitari Andreea Mitu! Congratulations to Andreea Mitu!

 

Vesti bune din sport! Jucatoarea de tenis din Romania Andreea Cristina Mitu, 25 de ani, a castigat Turneul de Tenis Futures 2017  organizat in Antalya, Turcia. In cadrul finalei disputate astazi cu Ayla Aksu, o jucatoare de tenis a tarii gazda, Andreea a invins-o in doua seturi (6-2, 6-3).

Congratulations to Andreea Cristina Mitu, the Romanian tennis player, 25 years old, who has won today, 13th March, the Futures Tennis Championship in Antalya. Well done, Andreea and good luck for all the future 2017 tennis competitions!

http://www.tenisdecamp.ro/stiri-tenis/2017/03/andreea-mitu-castigat-turneul-futures-de-la-Antalya/

source:  http://www.tenisdecamp.ro